pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
gently sloping; gentle; gradual; smooth (process); gentle (e.g. tone of voice); slow (e.g. growth)
to machine; to cut; to scrape
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
hey there; I say; see here
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
to fall continuously (of rain, snow, etc.); to fall hard; to fall heavily; to pour down
muddy place; mud; mire; sludge; slush; quagmire
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
passage; path; route; one's way
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be
all over; all over the place; everywhere
to join forces with; to cooperate with
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
briskly; quickly; promptly
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
stripe; streak; striation
to smear; to daub; to shift (the blame onto someone else)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to come and go; to go back and forth
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
losing everything; suffering a total loss; coming to nothing; (lit.) having lost the interest and the principal
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
to gather (of people); to assemble; to hang out; to assemble (of troops); to be stationed; to be quartered
to feel a chill run down one's spine
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
negligence; carelessness; incompetence; mismanagement
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point